Loyola University Maryland
 






PROFESSIONAL STAFF

Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J.
Director
Extension x2444
jdennis@loyola.edu

                   

Fr. Jack Dennis, S.J. came to Loyola in January 2007 from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he held the position of Director of Development for the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts.  Previous to his job at LMU, Fr. Jack served as the President of Loyola Blakefield, a Jesuit Middle and High School in Towson, MD, from 1998 – 2005.

Besides serving as the Director of Campus Ministry, Fr. Jack’s specific responsibilities in Campus Ministry include pastoral care of students, intern supervision, coordination of the Sophomore and AMDG Retreats, and serving as the Chaplain to the Women's Lacrosse team.  He also offers spiritual direction and programming in Flannery O'Connor Hall, where he resides as a Resident Chaplain. 

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George Miller
Associate Director
Extension x2449
gmiller@loyola.edu

Mr. George P. Miller, an alumnus of Loyola, is the Associate Director of Campus Ministry and coordinates the worship life of the Loyola Community. As the founder of The Loyola University Chapel Choir, he brings nearly thirty years experience as a pastoral musician in both parish and campus ministry.

Mr. Miller is a former Chair of the Campus Ministry section of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, and currently serves as music resource consultant for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities Campus Ministry Conference, as well as a consultant for the Archdiocese of Baltimore Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Mr. Miller has served as an adjunct faculty member at St. Mary’s Seminary & University and is currently a faculty member of Music Ministry Alive – a formational summer institute for young adult pastoral musicians. His formal study includes undergraduate degrees in Theology (Loyola College in MD), Voice & Music Education (Towson University), a M.A. in Vocal Pedagogy & Conducting (University of Maryland), as well as continuing education in liturgical studies (University of Notre Dame). Mr. Miller is a professional singer, and has performed with many local and regional ensembles, including the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, and the Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis Opera Companies.

No stranger to the kitchen or the wine cellar, G appreciates delectable cuisines, luscious wines, good books, a hard days work in the garden, and most of all, great friends to share the joys of living. 



Jessica Pane
Assistant Director
Extension x2883
jpane@loyola.edu

Jessica Pane arrived at Loyola in 2008 after working in Campus Ministry at Providence College and at Boston College. She completed a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Lynchburg College, served as a Jesuit Volunteer in Arizona, and later earned Masters degrees in Social Work and Pastoral Ministry from Boston College. Jessica coordinates Koinonia, the Senior Retreat, St. Alphonsus House dinners, and will lead the Jamaican Experience delegation in January. She partners with the Center for Community Service & Justice on the Ignatian Family Teach-In and with their Reflection Committee to help students make meaning of their service experiences. Jessica enjoys talking with students about spirituality, community, fair trade, social justice, vocation, and faithful citizenship. She is a licensed social worker and is beginning the Certificate in Spirituality and Trauma at Loyola this year.



Patrick Range

Patrick Range
Assistant Director
Extension x5375 pjrange@loyola.edu

Patrick joined Campus Ministry in July 2009.  Before Loyola, he worked as a graduate assistant in Campus Ministry at the University of Dayton and earned an M.A. in Theological Studies.  He also attended John Carroll in Cleveland, OH and received a B.A. in History. 

After attending Carroll, he volunteered in Immokalee, FL with Humility of Mary Volunteer Service, where he worked with Habitat, Catholic Charities Social Services, and as a kindergarten afterschool teacher. Here at Loyola, Patrick will be coordinating the RCIA program as well as assisting with retreats through the fall and spring semesters.  Other responsibilities include working with student interns, residence hall ministry in Campion, coordinating the Rostro de Cristo Immersion program and some spiritual direction. 

Patrick enjoys engaging students where they are in their college journey and about their future.  While forever a football player at heart, he has embraced running as a member of Back On My Feet Baltimore(backonmyfeet.org).  He also enjoys taking the time to find a quality cup of coffee, and the company that comes with it, when and wherever he can. 


Kristin Witte
Assistant Director
kwitte@loyola.edu

Kristin Witte returns home to Loyola having completed her undergraduate degree in Theology here in 1995.  After graduation, Kristin spent two years as a member of Teacher Service Corps (Americorps NCCC) volunteering in Washington DC. Following that, she was a parish high school youth minister at St. Bartholomew Parish in Bethesda, MD for five years. Most recently, Kristin enjoyed serving the Archdiocese of Baltimore as the Coordinator of Pastoral Care and Social Justice in the Division of Youth and Young Adult Ministry.

In her new role as an Assistant Director of Campus Ministry, Kristin will coordinate the Connections Pre-Orientation program, the Liturgical Ministers, the spring First Year Retreat, the Women’s Retreat, and moderating the Loyola Alive and Ad Maiorum clubs. She will additionally coordinate intentional spiritual outreach to the Loyola graduate communities and programming for the Pre-Cana Marriage Preparation weekends. 

She has completed three Masters degrees: Teaching from Trinity University Washington, Spiritual and Pastoral Care from Loyola University Maryland, and Theology from St. Mary’s Seminary and University. Kristin is the process of writing her dissertation to complete her Doctorate in Ministry with an emphasis in Pastoral Counseling at Catholic University of America.

Kristin is blessed to have met her best friend and husband Andy (‘92, M.Ed. ‘98) while they were both students at Loyola, and married him in Alumni Chapel. They recently celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary.

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  Anne McSweeney

Anne McSweeney
Program Assistant
Extension x2768
amcsweeney@loyola.edu

Anne McSweeney is the Program Assistant for Campus Ministry.  Prior to her arrival in February 2006, Anne worked as Office Assistant for Executive and Graduate Business Programs at the Timonium Campus, where she provided support for the Evening MBA and the Executive & Fellows Programs. 

Anne ensures  that the day-to-day operations in the Campus Ministry office run efficiently, providing support to the staff and students and serving as the primary contact person for public inquiries and internal requests.  She also handles “We Remember” notices for deceased members of the campus community and their families, oversees the departmental budgets, coordinates student employee work schedules, payroll and helps to market Campus Ministry retreats & program events to the community through our website and Facebook venues.

Anne brings a strong business background to her work at Loyola, having served previously as a shoe buyer / manager for Nordstrom’s department store, where she received extensive experience in buying, merchandising, negotiating with vendors, and advertising merchandise and events.  The management part of her job included extensive experience training new managers and sales personnel in a variety of skills.  Anne lives in Hunt Valley with her two children.



Cathy Carroll


Cathy Carroll
Wedding Secretary
Extension x2221
ccarroll@loyola.edu

Catherine Carroll is the Wedding Coordinator at Loyola.  In that capacity, she assists couples and priests as they prepare for weddings in the Alumni Memorial Chapel.  She also handles all other Chapel bookings for the many groups on campus and in the Baltimore community who use the facility, and maintains our wedding webpage.  After all the paperwork that Cathy has completed and all the interesting questions she has needed to research concerning the Church’s requirements, she feels as if she is on her way to a J.C.D. in Canon Law.  As a wife and possible future mother of the bride or groom for her three children, she thoroughly enjoys assisting the brides and grooms during this most exciting time of their lives. 

Cathy obtained her B.A. in History from Loyola in 1975 – the first year Loyola awarded bachelor degrees to women who had completed their entire undergraduate program as Loyola students.  Prior to joining Campus Ministry she held a variety of corporate, educational and volunteer positions.